Vulpix 99/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Vulpix is 99/130, in position 99 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 98 Voltorb, and after it is 100 Weedle. The listed rarity is Common.

Vulpix is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 11. In the Pokédex this is Vulpix (#037), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Ninetales, Ninetales (#038) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Vulpix (#037) has 51 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 41 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vulpix 68/102 in Base (1999). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 36 other cards of Vulpix list a different HP.

The attack Confuse Ray lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "At the time of birth, it has just one tail. Its tail splits from the tip as it grows older."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vulpix can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.